New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-07-13
MARRYING AN HEIRESS.


MARRYING AN HEIRESS.
From the Home Circle.
cover the hills and far away!" sang
young Will Blaisdell, as he urged on
his tired mustang with q touch Of the
spur. cit is over the hills, he said
to himself, .'about five miles over the
hills. You've got 8 climb before you,
old lady, but there's plenty OF barley
at the other end, and a good nights
rest, too, if all goes well. / wonder
if the old man will be at home. Isup-
pose the girl will be. If she isn't I've
travelled hundred rnilesfo nothing"
And overcome by the last thought he
relapsed into silence.
Will Blaisdell was on the northwest
trail out Of Prescott, Arizona, on his
way to Cucopee Springs. A young
physician-he had graduated three
years before from Bellevue-he had
settled about q year before in Pres
colt, and was doing very well. Four
months prior to the time when he
started upon his ride to the Springs,
he had, while out on a. turkey hunting
expedition, been called suddenly to
the station at Cucopee to attend the
station keeper, old Sam Quarlls, who
had broken his leg. The young doc
tor had been very successful with the
case, and had spent his time while at
the station right pleasantly, talking
to old QuarlPs daughter, Mabel. The
girl was pretty and ladylike, and
what had seemed at first any thing but
an alluring demand for his services to
DR.. Blaisdell, he had found to be as
pleasant as any he had ever respond
ed to. He had remained at the sta
{ tion for three weeks, during which
time he had had a good opportunity
| to study old Sam. And Of O. truth
old Sam was as curious specimen of
humanity as one could find in a SUM
Mer,day. Cross grained and angular,
as full of mental prickles as ever
cactus or thorns, he was yet evid ently a
gentleman, and could when he chose to,
make himself agreeable as he was, gem
orally speaking, the reverse. To Blais-
dell he took what is called in the
west, "a shine. and the two used to
talk for hours, as the old man lay in
bed and his physician sat alongside.
Very charming talk it was, too, to
the younger man-full Of anecdote
and shrewd bits OF wisdom gathered
from experience. What induced such
q man as Sam Quarlls to bury HIM
sell, and mis- pretty daughter-for Ma.
bel was about 18-in such place as
Cucopee Springs, used to occupy a
good deal of DR.. Blaisdell's thought.
This somewhat long experience is
given to the reader somewhat IN the
spirit OF the order on board a man-of-
war; "Clear the deck for action" The
decks.of the story having been cleared,
/ can go on with it. But while I have
been telling how DR.. Blaisdell met Sam
Quarlls, the former has ridden overithe
hills he sang about, and now is within
sight of the station itself A long,
low, one story house, built of adobe,
or sun dried clay bricks, a corral, in
which there are half dozen mules
and horses, a single cottonwood tree,
marking the place where the spring is,
after which the station is named, and
which is the cause of its existance, are
spread out before him on the right
hand side ofthe road. AS he ridesnp,
a couple Of tall, gaunt dogs, of the
| kind called in the west s'yaller," and
which are probably the ugliest of the
canine race, rose from where they
were lying in the sun and ran barking
towards him.
'tQuit, Bose! Down, -JiEn!" said the
doctor, as he drew his weary mustang
to q willing halt beside the porch and
dismounted, throwing the bride rein
over hitching peg. AS he spoke, a
very pretty girl appeared ia the door.
i 'sWhy, DR.. Blaisdell, how do you
I do! am very glad to see you. =
e'Ah! Miss Mabel, am glad to see
fyou. Where as your father?''
He has gone up the canon, but j
expect him back every minute. When
did you leave Prescott?''
'''This morning, about two. rode
until eleven, and then canaped at
Halfway Hole about three hours.
How have you been?'
Very well, indeed. But come into
the aousei or will you sit out here on
the porch!''
II must lock after my horse.
Where is the barley. Miss Mabele''
s will get you some. z
'No, All get it myself, /" and taking
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